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The 20 second challenge: What's wrong with the boiler?

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RayWohlfarth
RayWohlfarth Member Posts: 2,031
edited 1:48PM in Strictly Steam

In this video, we are inside a boiler room and I give you 20 seconds to look at the boiler and find as many things wrong as you can. I found 4 things. Let me know what you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQt-9cbW5Yo
Ray Wohlfarth
Boiler Lessons
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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 18,669

    Around here, that boiler would not pass inspection.

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  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,603

    Is 220 voltage allowed for controls?

  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 4,150

    Hi @RayWohlfarth , I'm just a water heater guy and know next to nothing about boilers. However, what you said about safety and letting the owner know should you see something unsafe is so important. I couldn't sleep if I didn't alert people to the dangers. For fun, here's a water heater I came across. No, it's not AI! 🤪

    unsafe 2.JPG

    Yours, Larry

    bjohnhy
  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 4,261

    I've been sitting here for literally a minute, trying to think of something funny to say.

    But I can't.

  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,603
    edited 5:31PM

    I have come across at least two of these none vented WH.

    One even had the plugged T&P relief valve which yours seems to have.

    Those insulation wraps are often installed, free of charge, by some governmental agency. They could train their installers to look for some basic safety issues and report them to the agency. Probably free repairs to the HO.

  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,797
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1898390#Comment_1898390

    Funny, scary and sad all at once.

    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab

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